A gardener sweeping leaves at Kenrokuen garden, Kanazawa 16 October 2013 36 views of Nihon A Japanese bento box, containing assorted nom noms One of the many red shrines at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto A strange saucer-shaped object in the sky above Kagoshima A view of Fukuoka from the JR Beetle Cat-themed dishes at a restaurant in Osaka Japanese beer vending machine The words ‘You Heights’ written on a building in Kanazawa A poster for a mysterious detective agency, found in Hiroshima A tram heading for Hiroshima Station A partial view of the summit of Mount Fuji, surrounded by clouds Scene from the folding screen depicting the Summer War of Osaka, Osaka Castle A bell outside a hillside temple in Takayama A bus with no passengers in Fukuoka The Miyajima torii, three deer and a woman with an umbrella A view of a traditional tatami house in Hiroshima A picture of the front door of our crash-pad in Nakameguro, Tokyo Manicured trees and pond at Kenrokuen garden, Kanazawa A painting of Mt Fuji on the side of a train A section of the torii path behind Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine in Kyoto Footprints painted on a road in Kanazawa A woman in a kimono in front of a shrine at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto. An image of a tatami room looking over Lake Kawaguchiko, Mt Fuji The floating torii of Miyajima An origami crane sitting on a guide book A gardener sweeping leaves at Kenrokuen garden, Kanazawa The Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima at low tide The driver’s compartment of a bullet train a Tokyo Station Prayer blocks at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto A smaller shrine at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto Autumnal trees and pond, Kenrokuen garden, Kanazawa A shallow stream in Nakameguro, Tokyo, framed by cherry trees A pachinko arcade in Shibuya, Tokyo A sweet potato and green tea ice cream cone A fence covered with lovers’ padlocks, Enoshima island Hello Kitty/Osaka Castle limited edition public transport card